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Philippine delegation chef de mission Manny Lopez yesterday blamed Canadian referee Roland Labbe for quashing lightflyweight Mark Anthony Barriga’s hopes of advancing to the quarterfinals of Olympic boxing and called on AIBA to rid its ranks of “scalawags” who destroy the integrity of the sport.

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